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Dhofar 125   contributed by Solar Anamnesis   MetBul Link


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Thin section between crossed polarizers.   Acapulcoite

TKW 2700 grams. Fall not observed. Found 26 January 2000, Zufar, Oman.

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Solar writes:
Dhofar 125 has the smallest mineral grains of known acapulcoites. Some acapulcoites contain relic chondrules — in this thin section of Dhofar 125 you can see what I think may be relic chondrules.


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Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below
 


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 2/15/2018 10:25:13 AM		 Yes, John, this object looks suspiciously like a former porphyritic olivine chondrule!
John Divelbiss
 2/15/2018 7:30:32 AM		 It is nice to see this meteorite in thin section. As Solar states this particular Acapulcoit is fine grained. I have a nice slice of this one and it is difficult to see anything of size, even with a typical stereoscope 20X/40X or so setup. The relic chondrule in Photo 3 looks evident to me.
 

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